漢城

See also: 汉城

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	city walls; city; town
trad. (漢城)		漢	城
simp. (汉城)		汉	城

Etymology

From a river called 漢／汉 (hàn).

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 漢城

1. (dated or informal) Seoul
2. (historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

Usage notes

• 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) was the name used for the city until 2005, when the city government changed its official Chinese name to 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr). 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) remains to be used in unofficial settings.
• The use of the original name 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) is dispreferred in both Koreas. The name 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr) was specifically designed for transliterating the Korean name 서울 (Seoul) into modern Standard Chinese and is not a Korean hanja (Sino-Korean) representation of the city name, which doesn't have a hanja form.

Synonyms

• 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	城
かん Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
漢城 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

漢(かん)城(じょう) • (Kanjō) 

1. (historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	城

Proper noun

漢城 • (Hanseong) (hangeul 한성)

1. Hanja form^? of 한성 (“(historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
漢	城

Proper noun

漢城

1. Template:han tu form of